overheat

verb

🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/

🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhiːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they overheat	🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhiːt/
he / she / it overheats	🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhiːts/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhiːts/
past simple overheated	🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪd/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhiːtɪd/
past participle overheated	🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪd/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhiːtɪd/
-ing form overheating	🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhiːtɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something become too hot变得过热；使过热
- The engine is overheating.发动机过热了。🔊🔊
- overheat something It's vital not to overheat the liquid.最关键的是不要让液体过热。🔊🔊
[intransitive] (of a country’s economy国家经济) to be too active, with rising prices发展过热，过于活跃（以致物价高涨）Topics Moneyc2